Vehicle blamed for deadly California wildfire

Updated 8:00 pm CDT, Friday, October 5, 2018 FILE – In this July 25, 2018 file photo, Hannah Whyatt poses for a friend’s photo as smoke from the Ferguson fire fills Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park, Calif. Authorities say the Ferguson fire, that killed two firefighters and destroyed nearly a dozen buildings in Northern California, was caused by a vehicle. The U.S. Forest Service on Friday, Oct. 5, 2018, said investigators determined that a hot catalytic converter ignited dry roadside vegetation. However, investigators haven’t identified the vehicle. less FILE – In this July 25, 2018 file photo, Hannah Whyatt poses for a friend’s photo as smoke from the Ferguson fire fills Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park, Calif. Authorities say the Ferguson fire, that … more Photo: Noah Berger, AP Photo: Noah Berger, AP Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 FILE – In this July 25, 2018 file photo, Hannah Whyatt poses for a friend’s photo as smoke from the Ferguson fire fills Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park, Calif. Authorities say the Ferguson fire, that killed two firefighters and destroyed nearly a dozen buildings in Northern California, was caused by a vehicle. The U.S. Forest Service on Friday, Oct. 5, 2018, said investigators determined that a hot catalytic converter ignited dry roadside vegetation. However, investigators haven’t identified the vehicle. less FILE – In this July 25, 2018 file photo, Hannah Whyatt poses for a friend’s photo as smoke from the Ferguson fire fills Yosemite… [Read full story]